[video] Chess News #42: Naiditsch – Anand, Baden-Baden 2013

by Waldemar on February 18, 2013

Hi all,

In this Chess News video I discuss the game that won Viswanathan Anand the Grenke Chess Classic in Baden-Baden. The opening was the same as from the famous game Kasparov – The World that was played on The Internet in 1999.

After a sharp opening Naiditsch mistakenly went for an endgame that gave Anand good winning chances. In the end the World Champion used one of the most important end game techniques to win the game: zugzwang!

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[video] Chess News #41: Robert Hess & Sam Shankland at the U.S. Chess Championships, St. Louis 2011

by Waldemar on April 25, 2011

Hi all,

At the moment the U.S. Chess Championships are being held in St. Louis, Missouri. Two 19-year olds have claimed all the attention, IGM Robert Hess and IGM-elect Sam Shankland. They have been cruising through to the semi-finales which are coming to an end this Easter weekend. In the video below two wins, one of both players.

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Chess News #40: Magnus Carlsen’s Performance In Nanjing 2009

October 13, 2009

Hi all, In the video below I discuss highlights from Magnus Carlsen’s wins played during the Pearl Spring Tournament in Nanjing 2009 recently. Enjoy!

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Chess News #39: Karpov – Kasparov, Video Analysis Rapid Match Valencia 2009

September 24, 2009

Hi all, The rapid match between Karpov and Kasparov in Valencia has come to an end. Kasparov has won it 3-1. Even though Karpov won the arguably best third game of the match, he suffered from a serious lack of proper time management in the other games. At times it seemed as if he was [...]

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Interview With IGM Karel Van Der Weide

July 26, 2009

Press play to begin streaming the audio or right click the download text link and choose save as or save link. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3 [44 minutes - 41 MB] In this interview Karel and I talk about… chess! We discuss what it is like to be a chess [...]

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How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire – Part III: How To Live With It

July 1, 2009

In the previous articles How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire – Part I: Getting The Lay Of The Land and How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire – Part II: Your Style, I discussed the importance of having a chess opening repertoire and the issue of playing style. This should give you enough information [...]

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[video] Chess News #37: Carlsen – Topalov, Sofia 2009

June 8, 2009

During the recent Super GM Tournament in Sofia – Bulgaria, Magnus Carlsen was on the verge of winning it. In the last round however he played to sharply against Alexei Shirov who beat him after tremendous complications in a Sveshnikov. This meant that Shirov won the tournament and that Magnus came second. Below Carlsen’s game [...]

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How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire – Part II: Your Style

May 30, 2009

A little while ago I started discussing the subject of building a chess opening repertoire in How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire – Part I: Getting The Lay Of The Land. I discussed which considerations play a role in building your chess opening repertoire and gave some advice. If you have not yet read [...]

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[video] Chess News #36: Shirov Tricks Ivanchuk!

May 19, 2009

In a 3.Bb5+ Sicilian, Ivanchuk aimed for a Maroczy Bind. Shirov obliged and fianchettoed his dragon bishop. Shirov aimed for the freeing d6-d5 break and achieved it. Probably in trying to prevent a simplification of the position Ivanchuk pushed his luck a little bit too far. After a nice tactical intermezzo by Shirov he soon [...]

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[video] The World’s Most Famous Chess Combinations #12: Anand – Lautier, Biel 1997

May 11, 2009

In 1997 Anand managed to execute a nice and deadly combination against French top player Joel Lautier. In a messy Scandinavian middlegame one of Lautier’s bishops got trapped. This proved to be decisive in the end. Enjoy the video! Waldemar

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